Painted lady

Meaning

Noun

●

In Nymphalid butterflies:

Any of certain

Vanessa (family Nymphalidae), especially Vanessa cardui.

●

The

painted trillium

(Trillium undulatum), a

forest

wildflower

of North America.

●

In Flowers & Vetigastropods:

flower

of the

pea

family, Gompholobium scabrum,

native

southwestern

Australia.

●

prostitute

(

in reference to

their use of makeup).

●

In American English & Architecture:

A Victorian

with

the

design, especially in San Francisco, California.

●

The

sea snail

Phasianella australis.

Sourced from

Wiktionary

Synonyms

Cosmopolite

Prostitute

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